Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia’s wildfire-hit South Sumatra | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

PALEMBANG, Indonesia—Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra, the province with the highest number of wildfire hot spots, turned to spiritual measures on Tuesday as huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some cities in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.